A simple design and excellent technique are combined to make this effective memorial square to Susannah Riley. The wreath is a common motif in album quilts, but this example stands out for its ruched flowers and an elaborate drawing accompanied by an inscription. Album quilters created the illusion of dimension in various ways. In highly sophisticated quilts, layers of appliquéd cloth are employed to give the impression of multiple petals on a rose or bloom. In this simpler style, fabric is gathered in ruched rosettes to give a sense of depth and texture to the design. Ruched flowers are created by first gathering a strip of material along a running stitch sewn in a repeating right-angle zigzag pattern. As the strip is gathered, it is sewn down in concentric circles or spirals, each row passing under the tips of the former to form a flower. The overlapping rows of ruched fabric give a naturalistic aspect of depth and texture to the flowers and raise a simple wreath design to a new level of sophistication.